Improvement in men s gaiters



yms Affwaey N. PETERS. FHOTWLITHOGRIPHER. WASHINGTON. D C.

' idnitd tttrt parte cyan,

E-nnunn R. WARE, oiEwoRoESTER, MASSACHUSETTS, ASsIeNoR To WIL- LIAM A. s. SMYTH AND RoRERT L. SMYTE, oE SAME PLACE.

-Letters Patent No. 113,119, dated'liiarch 28, 1871.

IMPROVEMENT IN` MENS GAITERS.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making pari; of Ythe same.

To all whom it may concern l Be it known that I, EDMUND R. WARE, of the city and county of Worcester and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Mens Gaiters; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference beingr had to the accompanying drawing which forms a part of this specification, in Which Figure 1 represents a side view of my improved gaiter.

Figure 2 represents a portion of the quilted top, showing the manner of attaching the seam re-enforce.

Figure 3 represents a section of the seam which joins the quilted top to the elastic gore piece.

To enable those skilled in the art to which my invention belongs to make and use the same, I will proceed to describe it more in detail.

.Ihe nature of my invention` consists in certain improvements in mens gaiters, as will beliereafter fully described. In the drawing- The part marked A represents the vamp;

B, the quarter C, the front top piece;

D, the rear top piece; and

E, the'elastic gore. l The vamp A and quarter B may be made from any 'suitable kind of leather, as preferred.

The front and back top pieces O and D are formed -of woolen cloth quilted to the outside of pieces of Russia linen, in the manner shown in the drawing.

In igs. 2 and 3- D indicates the woolen cloth;

F, the Russia linen; and

a, the quilting seams. v I '.lhe use of the Russia-linen backing F and the quilting seams a render the top pieces firm and stii, so that the cloth will not stretch out of shape or become wrinkled by wear, as is the case with the ordinary cloth tops of' gait-ers.

The back and front top pieces C D are furnished at the edges, which come next to the elastic gore-pieces 143 with a binding or re-enforce, G, of soft leather, stitched to the edges of said pieces, and turned back at the iuner side, and hemmed onto the linen backing 1F, as indicated in iig. 2. l

The bindings or re-euforces are set on after the pieces are quilted, but before they are joined to the other part-s of the gaiter.

When the parts are to vbe joined the edges of .the elastic gore-pieces E are arranged between thequilted top pieces and their linings H, as indicated in section, fig. 3, and they are there secured by stitching through the several parts, as seen at b b, with one or more seams, as desired.

The stitches of the seams b bed themselves into the leather ofthe bindings or re-enforces G, which latter serve as spring-cushions for thev stitchesand thereby render the seams much more elastic than' they otherwise would be, consequently the edges of the gores E are held securely in a very perfect manner, as they ,are not liable to tear out or break away by the cutting inuence of the thread, neither is the thread of the stitches liable to become broken, and thereby cause\the ripping of the seam;

I he bindings or re-enforces G forma good finish for Vthe edges of the top pieces, and also serve to guard and protect the seams b b and gore-pieces E from wear by the striking of onel'gaiter against .the other in walking.

The top pieces C D are joined to tbe vamp A'and quarter B by the seams c, and loops I I are attached at the lupperpart of said pieces to facilitate the op eration of drawing on the gaiter.

A depression or scallop, K, is formed in the upper edge of the quarter B, at its junction with the lower end of the elastic gore E, as indicated in ig. 1-.

This' scallop K permits of the stretching ,or eX- pandingof the elastic gore E while drawingfon the gaiter, without tearing or straining the edge of the quarter, as is oft-en done when the quarters are'cut straight iu the ordinary manner.

The scallop K also allows the edge of the quarter to roll outward as the ball of the foot passes'that point inputting ou or taking oif the gaiter, so that the latter operation can be-performed with much greater ease and convenience than with gaiters of the ordinary construction, wherein the top kof the quarters is cut straight.

A re-enforce, L, may be arranged over the instep seam, as shown, or otherwise, while the bottom or sole M may be constructed and attached in any Well-4 known form or manner.

The woolen fabric of the top pieces C and D is in this instance quilted to the Russia linen F by diagonal seams, which cross each other so as 'to form a diamond pattern; but any other pattern can be quilted into the tops with plain or colored silk or thread, so as to render them more or/less ornamental, as desired.

Having described my improvements in mens gaiters, i XVhat I claim therein as new` and of my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is'

l. A gaiter or boot, composed of the leather nppers A B, elastic gores E, and double-quilted front and back top pieces C D, arranged substantially as described, and for the purposes set forth.

2. The outside seam re-enforces and protecting pieces G, applied to the back and front top pieces C D, and the elastic gore-pieces E, as and for the purposes set forth.

Witnesses: EDMU-ND R. WARE.

J. J. HOLDEN, HENRY WHITE. 

